British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said a controversial plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, signed into law on Thursday, is already acting as a deterrent. Ireland's deputy premier, Micheal Martin, claimed on Friday there had been a rise in migrants crossing the border between Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Republi...

Negotiators and observers from around the world are meeting in Canada until April 29th to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution. Thousands of miles from the conference Shaw Center in Ottawa, Kenyans battle every day to cope with the volume of plastic waste which ends up in their country. Tackling the problem in ...

 Togo heads to the polls on Monday in a parliamentary election that has been marred in controversy. The west African nation's current parliament passed constitutional changes last week which would allow the country's current president Faure Gnassingbé to stay in power indefinitely. Gnassingbé is the latest in a long line of leaders from the sa...

Floods continue to cause widespread devastation to some parts of Nairobi. Residents of the Kenyan capital woke up Wednesday to extensive property damage, following a night of relentless rainfall. In the shanty neighbourhood of Ngando, Nairobians pleaded for the government to help. "This is a disaster that has happened from eleven at night until now...

 Amid frosty diplomatic relations, Benin is expected to receive transit duties and tax revenues per quantity of Nigerien oil that gushes out at Sémè Kraké. The projection comes as the platform where the 1980km pipeline that connects the Agadem oil fields lands. Last Sunday, Nigerien oil reportedly gushed out at Sémè Kraké in Benin raising hope...

 Vehicles were stranded on Sunday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, as the devastating toll of heavy rains and floods in Kenya continues to mount. Since mid-March, 35 people have died in floods that have affected over 100,000 individuals, according to the UN, citing figures from the Red Cross in its latest update. Floods have been reported in ...

**A South African court has allowed a new party backed by former president Jacob Zuma to use its trademark- name and logo - in May's general election. ** On Monday, the Durban high court ruled against the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and in favour of the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, the latest in what has been a string of court battles b...

 Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. Sharp Increase in Cocaine Seizures In 2022, 1,466 kilograms, (3,232 pounds), of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, and Niger...

 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria's average daily crude oil production dropped again in March. OPEC data based on direct communication show that Nigeria's average daily production dropped to 1.2 million barrels, from 1.3 in February. "The only sector we continue to depend on for revenues is collapsing right...

 Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been welcomed in Ankara by her Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The five-day state visit is the first by a Tanzanian leader to Turkey in 14 years and is expected to focus on bilateral relations and improving cooperation between the two countries. Hassan, who is accompanied by a business d...

 The perfectly synchronized movements of six dancers from Compagnie Fientan amaze audiences at MASA -Abijan Market for Performing Arts. Yet all the dancers are have varying degrees of hearing impairment. The name of the Fientan company means "Without Handicap" in the Dioula language. Founded by choreographer Yaya Sanou in 2018 in Bobo Diouasso...

 A cargo vessel seized by pirates off the Somali coast has been freed along with its crew after more than a month, the European Union's maritime security force said Monday. Operation ATALANTA said in a statement that all 23 crew members of the Bangladesh-flagged cargo carrier MV Abdullah had been released after 32 days in captivity. It was not...

 One year into the war in Sudan, the precarious conditions and lack of aid is pushing the country to the edge of famine, according to humanitarian agencies. The war in Sudan that began a year ago between the country's military, chaired by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the notorious Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo...

 Liberia's House of Representatives is investigating how former President George Weah's asset declaration documents were leaked to the public. Liberia requires all senior government officials, including presidents, to declare their wealth upon taking office before the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission or LACC to avoid conflicts of interest an...

 South Africa's electoral commission confirmed Friday (Apr. 12) that it has lodged an urgent and direct appeal to the Constitutional Court after a ruling reinstated Jacob Zuma as a candidate in the May 29th polls. The Electoral Court on Tuesday (Apr. 9) overturned an earlier decision by the electoral commission. The bone of contention notably ...

As South Sudan races against the clock to hold the nation's first national elections in December 2024, an event brought together political actors and civil society representatives to agree upon a Code of Conduct that will govern the actions of political parties. "The adoption of the Code of Conduct comes at a critical time [...] A code of conduct f...

 More bad news for South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his ruling African National Congress (ANC) after a new opinion poll shows that support for the party is plunging. The poll, conducted by the Social Research Foundation, suggested that the party may garner as little as 37 per cent of the vote on 29 May. It also found that disgraced ...

 Togo's lawmakers launched consultations across the west African nation on Monday (Apr. 08). The move comes after a controversial constitutional reform was passed in late March by lawmakers whose legitimacy has been challenged. Togolese lawmakers will conduct for three days a tour to "listen to and inform civilians on the constitutional reform...

 Kenya's President William Ruto made a 24-hour visit to the Central African Republic on the weekend, holding talks in Bangui with President Faustin Archange Touadera. It was the first time a Kenyan head of state had visited the country and Touadera thanked him for coming to Bangui. "It is a real honour for the Central African Republic and open...

 The former head of Nigeria's central bank governor is expected to appear in a court in Lagos on Monday after fresh charges alleging misuse of office and corruption were filed against him by the anti-corruption agency on Friday. Godwin Emefiele is already facing procurement fraud charges in another court in the capital Abuja. He has denied the...